Welcome. :) You've come to the right place. I'm sorry you're struggling with health anxiety, as we all know how terrifying and cripplingly real it is in our own minds. I have it too, very badly! You...
I should have included that she got treatment for it and as far as I know it is managed and she's leading a productive, happy life now. :)...
A good friend of mine (and former coworker) was diagnosed with Hashimoto's a few years ago after a long, drawn out process of misdiagnosis and after seeing several different specialists. I remember...
I can strongly identify with the description of your anxiety, medved. Breathing techniques and other methods of increasing relaxation never work for me. My panic overrides them immediately and makes...
Thanks Larry. You're awesome. :) Yes, Rabies is very scary, but animals are my life. Helping make the world a better place for them is my passion. I rescue cats constantly... I can't even tell you...
Thank you all very much for listening. :)...
Thanks, SC. I went to the doctor and the flu test was negative. She thinks it was probably some other type of virus but put me on Cipro just in case it's bacterial. Kitt, it was my dad's fiance's...
Also does anyone know if it's safe to take Xanax when you have a high fever and possibly the flu?...
I've been up all night with a steadily increasing fever. It's 101.2 now and I am achey all over, have chills, dry cough and a sore throat. I started feeling bad yesterday at work. It's right around...
Thank you, Larry. You always have such positive, wise responses. I appreciate you. :) Thank you, also, for the offer to email you. I'll take you up on that. The Xanax is great, but it only seems to...
Thank you. I have a bad habit of oversharing these things with people in my life (coworkers, friends and family). I always feel so down on myself afterwards, because I realize that they probably all...
I just had a bad experience with Paxil (took it for three days, had horrible side effects and discontinued it - I am still having bad side effects and had to leave work early today due to them) and...
Sorry for the typos, I post from my phone. ;)...
That's not a normal side effect. I had a similar experience with Paxil yesterday (while I was working). It was my third day of taking it and the first two days were a little uncomfortable, but I...
I'm really glad to hear that! It's always wonderful to have a good day after so many scary ones. I hope that this continues for you. Stick around and keep us updated so you can share this strength...
I totally know how you're feeling right now. I work nights and am ALWAYS awake all night long, even when I'm off work. My anxiety hits its peak during the night, when the rest of the world is...
My doctor called me back personally. When I described my reaction to him (severe headache, increased anxiety, shaking, derealization, chills, severe loss of appetite) it was plain that he didn't like...
And thank you, SC and Kitt and everybody else. I don't want to get so caught up in myself that I don't express gratitude to you all. :) this is just really hard....
Gizmofab, it always helps when I take it. I took one 0.25mg last night after my awful experience with the Paxil yesterday and it definitely calmed me down. I probably would have benefited even more...
Ms. Jessy, you're among friends here. I have the same experience with panic attacks. Before my last relapse (which has been constant for the past few months), I would go weeks or months without...
Hey Mr. Hypochondriac. I'm right there with you. My health anxiety is the biggest trigger for my frequent panic attacks (besides fear of the attacks themselves). I'm really so sorry that you're...
Hi Teeves! You have certainly come to the right place if you're looking for a strong support system. Nobody here will treat you like you're stupid or attention-seeking or melodramatic, as so many who...
Thanks. Had a really bad day. :/ I was afraid I was getting serotonin syndrome. I felt feverish, out of it and nervous all night at work. I had difficulty keeping my eyes open even though I was...
Thanks, everyone. Floating girl, don't worry about your post showing up here. Reading about others' experiences is one of the things that helps me the most. I also had a bad experience with Effexor...
That's a really eloquent expression of anxiety. :) I completely agree with this layer concept and feel that recovery from anxiety is a process, as our minds have become accustomed to following...
*if...
Ok, thanks for the reassurance. Sorry of I was annoying. I don't have anyone in my life that I can talk with about this who would really understand it....
I don't know why I'm having such a problem with this. I have been on SSRIs many times in the past and never felt this afraid of them. I've even taken Xanax before and would take two if I needed to...
Thanks. :) I know it's an addictive drug and I don't want to go down that road with it by taking it every time I feel the slightest bit of anxiety. On the other hand, I haven't been anxiety free in...
Wow. There are so many typos in that. Stupid iPad. :)...
So today I went over to my dad's house to visit. As soon as I got there he offered me a beer, which I reluctantly accepted. I just started Paxil and Xanax yesterday and my nurse practitioner asked me...
Thanks! :) You guys have helped me a lot. I'm nervous about the Paxil, but I'm excited about getting my life back. I took it about an hour and a half ago and I'm hyper-aware of my body as usual. I'm...
Thanks for sharing this great philosophy. It's encouraging to see someone who once dealt with debilitating anxiety and/or panic come out on the other side and have such positive messages to share. :)...
Thanks, guys. It went wonderfully. The nurse practitioner made me feel comfortable and she understood everything I was saying. She said that I fit into pretty much every anxiety disorder, especially...
Here I am, in the waiting room of my new psychiatrist's office, fighting off what feels like a full-blown attack-in-waiting. I woke up late (worked an overnight shift Sunday night and my sleep...
I have digestive problems CONSTANTLY. I really think it's from the fight-or-flight response that is continuously going off with the anxiety. I either have so much gas that I'm doubled over in pain,...
Me too! I feel the same way. Each day is a struggle. I hope the same for you and for myself, as this is no way to live at all. I can't offer lots of advice because I'm still in the midst of it...
I know exactly what you're going through. :( My health phobia is what fuels most, if not all, of my panic attacks. I have symptoms such as heart palpitations, terrible chest and back pain, difficulty...
Hi Skeeve - I'm also a new member here and have found this place to be very helpful. I suffer from panic attacks almost daily. Sometimes they come on suddenly and without warning, when I don't THINK...
Welcome, Shannon. I'm also a new member and I've already found these forums to be very helpful! Just knowing there are others out there who experience the same crazy symptoms that I do makes me feel...
I have this same problem, although mine is due to shift work. I work evening and overnight shifts at an emergency animal hospital, so I have a completely opposite sleep schedule than most of the...
Hibee, thank you very much for the warm welcome. I look forward to getting to know you, too! :) Modelamom, thanks! SC, thanks for sharing your rabies story! It's pretty funny in retrospect, but I can...
Rick, I'm so sorry to hear that your mother is so ill. I can only imagine how scary this situation must be for you. I'll be sending good vibes your way today. As for your symptoms, I experience those...
Thanks so much for your replies, everyone. It makes me feel a little better to know that there are others I can relate to. I've tried guided meditations and breathing/relaxation techniques, but...
Great topic. :) I just registered here and love the humor that you all are somehow able to find in this frightening disorder. Some of my phobias: - Wasps/bees/hornets (I am in a constant state of...
Hi, all. My name is Jodie. I'm a 27-year-old veterinary technician who suffers from severe panic attacks. I have had them all my life in varying degrees of severity. They have gotten much, much worse...